CELEBRATED CHEF MICHEL JACOB TO RETIRE THIS SPRING

Chef Michel Jacob  will be handing the keys to Le Crocodile colleague Chef Rob Feenie After four decades, one of Vancouver’s most celebrated and acclaimed chefs, Michel Jacob, will hang up his apron at his venerable Le Crocodile one last time on April 30, 2024. Jacob will hand the keys to his long-time friend and…

Vancouver Golf Club Attracts Top Talent

Vancouver Golf Club’s Food and Beverage Team Expands Vancouver Golf Club, one of the Pacific Northwest’s most historic and distinguished private golf clubs, recently relaunched its food and beverage program. In addition to hiring acclaimed chef Rob Feenie as Culinary Director and Chef-In-Residence, the members-only establishment has bolstered its team with several of Metro Vancouver’s…

Cactus Club Concession

If you are heading to English Bay and want to grab some quick takeout, Cactus Club’s new concession is a worthy candidate for great beach fare.  The menu features new Cactus classics designed by executive chef Rob Feenie such as, Ocean Wise lingcod tacos, the Beach Burger, and the Feenie Weenie. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Concession-by-Cactus-Club-Cafe/453197734692051 We stopped in…

Chef Rob Feenie – Cactus Club – British Columbia – Gold Medal Plates

#GoldMedalPlates Chefs from Canada will meet in Kelowna from February 9-11, 2012 to compete in the Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships.  I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here’s the scoop on Chef Rob Feenie for The Cactus Club in Vancouver. What was your first food memory? As a kid, it was looking forward…

CHEFS ANNOUNCED FOR 2011 GOLD MEDAL PLATES COMPETITION IN VANCOUVER

Top Chef Canada winner Dale MacKay takes on ten talented BC chefs at The Westin Bayshore on November 4th After finishing second in 2009 (to Rob Feenie) and again in 2010 (to Robert Clark), Top Chef Canada winner Dale MacKay will go for the top prize at the 2011 Gold Medal Plates competition in Vancouver…

Breakfast With Rob Feenie

#ccfcc2011-  June 13 – Chef Rob Feenie, Food Concept Architect, Cactus Restaurants Ltd. Chef Rob Feenie will speak at 8 am on the business of being a chef and the ever-increasing importance of promotion in enhancing the profile and success of both chef and restaurant. Tickets here Agenda: 7:00 to 8:00 am – Breakfast, Mix…

News from Cactus Club

Cactus Club  – Broadway and Ash gets a little nip and tuck Don’t panic if you see the doors closed at 575 West Broadway for the next couple of nights.  The dining room is getting a bit of a facelift, including some brand new original art pieces by Jean Michel Basquiat as well as some…